Question

    The kings of ancient Egypt planned strong tombs to keep their bodies safe after death and to hold their treasure. The Great Pyramid was built thousands of years ago for a king called Khufu. It stands on the west bank of the Nile River not far from Cairo. In fact all the pyramids along the Nile* are on its west bank. The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life. This is why their dead bodies were buried on the west bank of the Nile.

    The people of Mexico also built pyramids. They did not build the pyramids for tombs. They used to build a pyramid and then a temple on top of it. The pyramids of Mexico are not as high as the pyramids of Egypt,but they are bigger. Each of the pyramids has a wide stairway (楼梯) that goes from the bottom to the top.

    The biggest pyramid in Mexico is almost 2 ,000 years old. Scientists think it took 10 ,000 men more than ten years to build it. On the top they built a temple of the sun. The temple is no longer there,but people still call it the Pyramid of the Sun. Near it is another huge pyramid,the Pyramid of the Moon.

41. In ancient Egypt,pyramids were built .

   A. in honour of the gods

   B. for the kings’ tombs

   C. to hold the kings’ treasure

   D. as places of interest

42. Which pyramid was built at least 2,000 years ago?

   A. The Great Pyramid.

   B. The Pyramid of the Sun.

   C. None of the pyramids.

   D. The Pyramid of the Moon.

43. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. The pyramids of Mexico are as big as those of Egypt.

   B. The pyramids of Egypt are less high than those of Mexico.

   C. The pyramids of Mexico are just the same as those of Egypt.

   D. The pyramids of Mexico are quite different from those of Egypt.

44. All the pyramids were built on the west bank of the Nile,because .

   A. the bodies of the kings’ and treasure could be safer

   B. the ancient Egyptians compared death to the sunset

   C. the ancient Egyptians compared death to the sun

   D. the ancient Egyptians wished the kings to come back to life in the west

Answer 1

41. B 42. B 43. D 44. B

41. B解析：细节理解题。从第一段第一句 41 The kings of ancient Egypt planned strong tombs to keep their bodies... ”可知古埃及 金字塔是古埃及国王的坟墓。

42. B解析：细节理解题。从文章最后一段 可知选 B.

43. D解析：推理判断题。从“The pyramids of Mexico are not as high as the pyramids of Egypt,but they are bigger. ”可知 A、B、C三项错误，故选 D.

44. B 解析：细节理解题。从“The ancient Egyptians compared... the setting of the sun to the end of life. ”可知古埃及人把太阳升 起比作人生的开始，而把太阳降落比作人 生的结束，故选 B.